Global Patent Index - EP 2817161 B1

EP 2817161 B1 20181121 - WHEELED LUGGAGE CASE

Title (en)

WHEELED LUGGAGE CASE

Title (de)

KOFFER MIT RÄDERN

Title (fr)

VALISE À ROULETTES

Publication

EP 2817161 B1 20181121 (EN)

Application

EP 13751363 A 20130222

Priority

  • US 201261602944 P 20120224
  • US 201213546386 A 20120711
  • US 2013027261 W 20130222

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2013220753A1] This invention relates generally to wheeled luggage, and particularly to wheeled luggage with one or more controlled wheels for improved tracking and steering control of the luggage case when it is in motion. The invention provides a support structure for a luggage case comprising a plurality of spaced parallel wheels and at least one biasing element that is operable up to a certain torque to releasably restrain the angular movement at least one wheel to at least one angular position with respect to the base. Conveniently, the at least one angular position corresponds to a desired direction of travel.

IPC 8 full level

B60B 33/02 (2006.01); A45C 5/14 (2006.01); B60B 33/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A45C 5/14 (2013.01 - EP US); B60B 33/023 (2013.01 - EP US); B60B 33/028 (2013.01 - EP US); A45C 2005/148 (2013.01 - EP US); B60B 33/0039 (2013.01 - EP US); B60B 33/0049 (2013.01 - EP US); B60B 33/0057 (2013.01 - EP US); B60B 33/0068 (2013.01 - EP US); B60B 33/0073 (2013.01 - EP US); B60B 33/025 (2013.01 - EP US); B60B 2200/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B60B 2200/45 (2013.01 - EP US); B60B 2900/531 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2013220753 A1 20130829; US 8875855 B2 20141104; AU 2013222300 A1 20140904; AU 2013222300 B2 20161020; CA 2865392 A1 20130829; CA 2865392 C 20190813; CN 104220275 A 20141217; CN 104220275 B 20170510; EP 2817161 A1 20141231; EP 2817161 A4 20160427; EP 2817161 B1 20181121; ES 2712158 T3 20190509; JP 2015513421 A 20150514; WO 2013126654 A1 20130829

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 201213546386 A 20120711; AU 2013222300 A 20130222; CA 2865392 A 20130222; CN 201380019871 A 20130222; EP 13751363 A 20130222; ES 13751363 T 20130222; JP 2014558848 A 20130222; US 2013027261 W 20130222